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He didn’t enjoy the same kind of luxury with On A Clear Day but was still confident enough to go again with the F-500T along with some F-250D for a production filmed in and around Glasgow and the Isle of Man, notably for its seagoing potential.
“We knew,” says Johnson, “we’d need to free up as much cash as possi- ble to pay for expensive equipment because the story involves quite a lot of work at sea. I know working at sea looks easy, but as soon as you get on a boat all the rules and regulations about where you look and point the camera go right out the window.
“Every time you put a camera somewhere, the subject moves so you have to re-frame all the time. Everything’s in a state of flux, not only from east to west but also up and down. Nothing ever stays put – and if you’ve got more than one subject, it increases the rate of confusion.
“I knew that I’d need a large plat- form to put the camera on that would be stable enough to take out the wave motion. That would be expensive. Then I also knew I’d need a camera stabilisation system to try and steady the camera movement against sea motion. Having tested Fujifilm the year before, I knew those results would be satisfactory.”
Did such a tough location ever make waves in Johnson and Dellal’s relationship? “Much of the time we were probably doing a third more in terms of set-ups per day than you’d normally do.
“There were occasional tensions but we finished on schedule and didn’t do too much overtime. Our relation- ship means we talk about it very frankly. Actually, it’s a bloody good way to work,” he smiles. ■ QUENTIN FALK
On A Clear Day was originated on 35mm Fujicolor F-500 8572 and F-250D 8562; Bienvenue Au Gite was originated on 35mm Fujicolor F-500 8572 and F-64D 8522 Motion Picture Negative
Photo main: Julie Depardieu in Bienvenue Au Gîte (Photo © Jérôme Plon); Far left: Peter Mullan in On A Clear Day
“The important thing is to
have confidence in the product before you
use it.
What was really interesting was that by doing the film stock test I was able to get the most pleasing look for that actress at
that particular time.”
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